Iowa state Rep. Josh Turek took down lefty foe Zach Wahls and claimed the Democratic nod to take on Rep. Ashley Hinson for Senate in what is expected to be a competitive race.
Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek will face Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson in the Senate race. For governor, Democrat state Auditor Rob Sand and Republican businessman Zach Lahn move on to November.
Republican Sen. Joni Ernst is not running for reelection, and Democrats have been increasingly bullish about their chances of flipping the seat in recent months.
Iowa Rep. Josh Turek has won the Democratic nomination for Iowa’s U.S. Senate seat in his race against state Sen. Zach Wahls, the Associate Press projected Tuesday. The race for the Democratic nomination for Iowa’s U.S. Senate seat brought national attention over the past year after U.S. Sen.
State Rep. Josh Turek (D-IA), a gold medal Paralympian, won the Democratic primary Tuesday and will now set his sights on the open Iowa U.S. Senate seat.